Yearbook Design and Publishing ␣ BUS301 1 credit School-to-Work Prerequisite: Desktop Publishing and Graphic Design or teacher recommendation Grades 9-12
BE A PART OF LA FOLLETTE HIGH SCHOOL’S NATIONAL AWARD-WINNING YEARBOOK STAFF! This course is a one-semester course driven by student decision-making along with rigorous curriculum to learn industry standard software packages, production processes and deadline achievement. The focus is producing a quality yearbook for the student body. Students learn to write concise body copy and captions as well as to operate various desktop publishing software packages. Color theory, photographic composition, layout and design concepts and image use will be taught and used in the process of the creation of the yearbook. In addition, students are introduced to marketing and advertising principles to make their published work a success. This course is great for those students who work well independently and within a team environment. Each student will be influential in many decisions made about the creation and design of the yearbook.
Course goal: For each student to obtain skills that are beneficial and align with potential job goals while building interpersonal skills and relationships that are socially advantageous.
BE A PART OF LA FOLLETTE HIGH SCHOOL’S NATIONAL AWARD-WINNING YEARBOOK STAFF! This course is a one-semester course driven by student decision-making along with rigorous curriculum to learn industry standard software packages, production processes and deadline achievement. The focus is producing a quality yearbook for the student body. Students learn to write concise body copy and captions as well as to operate various desktop publishing software packages. Color theory, photographic composition, layout and design concepts and image use will be taught and used in the process of the creation of the yearbook. In addition, students are introduced to marketing and advertising principles to make their published work a success. This course is great for those students who work well independently and within a team environment. Each student will be influential in many decisions made about the creation and design of the yearbook.
Course goal: For each student to obtain skills that are beneficial and align with potential job goals while building interpersonal skills and relationships that are socially advantageous.